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of sandy jobless claims relative to katrina. if we don't have that chart -- there it is, great. it goes up and now we're in the down. it may pop back. but the trouble is that the big surge there is probably in the week of -- or is going to affect the week of the employment survey. >> the last week. >> and now, guys, if you have the next one back there, i don't know if you have it, you can see there what we show there is we're looking for only 80,000 jobs on friday. 95 in the private sector. that's a big jobs -- it might be hurricane related, but it could also be cliff related. there's these two things just backing up what joe said, folks, we've got enough to worry about without the stuff that we could probably fix and move on, there's enough going on. you can see that we're going to be substantially below the six-month average that we've been running there. and that shows that, you know, we were not robust to begin with, and this is why guys at the fed are concerned about things like this. if you're going 3% or 4% gdp, you have
of sandy jobless claims relative to katrina. if we don't have that chart -- there it is, great. it goes up and now we're in the down. it may pop back. but the trouble is that the big surge there is probably in the week of -- or is going to affect the week of the employment survey. >> the last week. >> and now, guys, if you have the next one back there, i don't know if you have it, you can see there what we show there is we're looking for only 80,000 jobs on friday. 95 in the private...
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nor'easter athena certainly adding to the squeeze that was started by hurricane sandy last week. according to the department of energy the number of gas stations in the new york metropolitan area that do not have gas has actually risen in the last two days after declining. the question is are the long lines about to get longer and what does that mean for the price at the pump? let's start talking futures now. rachel chisholm is at the cme at chicago and anthony grisanti at the nymex in new york. gris, how much is athena related? >> athena and sandy, there's a window for lower gasoline prices and i'm afraid that window and closing rapidly and we started out before sandy and athena and the lowest level since the year 2000 on the east coast and now you add the problems of the refinery taking four more weeks to restart and we'll add to the deficit in gasoline supplies. >> hey, rich, to what extent are the seasonal factors going to determine gas' next move? >> jackie, take a look at the chart. we gave you a three-week chart and you simply look at the november price ban. and you buy it
nor'easter athena certainly adding to the squeeze that was started by hurricane sandy last week. according to the department of energy the number of gas stations in the new york metropolitan area that do not have gas has actually risen in the last two days after declining. the question is are the long lines about to get longer and what does that mean for the price at the pump? let's start talking futures now. rachel chisholm is at the cme at chicago and anthony grisanti at the nymex in new...
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hurricane sandy landfall in the new york area is imminent. we are covering the latest the historic storm. brian shactman in montauk, long island. scott cohen in battery park, new york city. let's go to scott with the latest. >> probably will be the last report we do have from this location here because as you may be able to he the waters of new york harbor starting to lap up on to this area here at the battery at the tip of lower manhattan. precursor to the big storm surge that's going to come in with hurricane sandy. we don't want to be anywhere near it. i can tell you now that manhattan, crossroads of the world, sun creasingly now becoming an island because within the next couple of hours, the major bridge misand out of new york city, george washington bridge, other bridges in this area, will be closing down and the issue on that front is the winds. i want to show you video shot, just a few moments ago of one world trade center. people tower. these are the tallest construction cranes in new york city. the port authority of new york and new
hurricane sandy landfall in the new york area is imminent. we are covering the latest the historic storm. brian shactman in montauk, long island. scott cohen in battery park, new york city. let's go to scott with the latest. >> probably will be the last report we do have from this location here because as you may be able to he the waters of new york harbor starting to lap up on to this area here at the battery at the tip of lower manhattan. precursor to the big storm surge that's going to...
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pension costs, fuel costs, sandy. as my grade schoolteacher used to say, excuses are like -- and everybody has one. >> i had to roll up my sleeves to go after ennis. people have been pinching pennies. that's why fedex got hurt. they went to the ground shipping, which is cheaper. >> express was down. >> right. now i think express comes back because you've got europe, perhaps, working its way out of the recession. u.s. not falling off the fiscal cliff. so if i'm right, ennis, i think those are reasons to like this stock going forward. china means they'll will shipping more. smith said on the call, by the way, fred smith said that holiday shipments expected to be up double digits. >> john, you just hit the key. china is the key to this story. i'm not a bull on china. if you are, that's the bull's case. >> pete, who made the more compelling argument in this case? >> i said beforehand i wasn't going toeith my brother. actual actually, i am. i tend to be a bull on china. i tend to be a bull on the global economy coming back
pension costs, fuel costs, sandy. as my grade schoolteacher used to say, excuses are like -- and everybody has one. >> i had to roll up my sleeves to go after ennis. people have been pinching pennies. that's why fedex got hurt. they went to the ground shipping, which is cheaper. >> express was down. >> right. now i think express comes back because you've got europe, perhaps, working its way out of the recession. u.s. not falling off the fiscal cliff. so if i'm right, ennis, i...
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. >> i don't think all it have it will be explainable by superstorm sandy. i think a lot of it is pulling back. you've seen the capital investment. >> we have to move on but i have to push back on one thing. are we talking about two different things? when we got downgraded the market went down hard. more than a trillion in value. >> but the market price. the market came right back and actually went to new highs not that long after that. once the knee jerk reaction was done. the market is being sensitized to it right now. and that's a good thing. >>> two companies that issued special dividends ahead of the fiscal cliff and if you're keeping score at home that's 103 companies thus far this quarter valued at more than $22 billion. so we see this continued parade of companies just coming out and issuing special dividends whether it's by debt, with debt, or cash on the balance sheet. >> the big one there, scott, is costco. last week when costco made the announcement, it was up 5%, almost 7% on the news. oracle moves their dividends up and the stock is flat to dow
. >> i don't think all it have it will be explainable by superstorm sandy. i think a lot of it is pulling back. you've seen the capital investment. >> we have to move on but i have to push back on one thing. are we talking about two different things? when we got downgraded the market went down hard. more than a trillion in value. >> but the market price. the market came right back and actually went to new highs not that long after that. once the knee jerk reaction was done....
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on october 31st. >> that goes back to blame the sandy. we know we'll see a lot more of that. super value is a great story. all you have to do is look at the sales decline of this company. you wonder what the buyers are really looking at here when they look at the debt, combined with the sales and earnings decline, it is so enormous, just go look at a chart of it and you'll wonder what these guys are seeing. >> i remember a number of years ago before i joined cnbc, i was at another network and i went po minneapolis and met with the then-ceo of super value right after they did this deal. because they were a distributor and a wholesaler. then they bought cub foods and they got more into the retail game, changed their game, spending a lot, borrowing a lot, their debt rating was junk. he seemed very confident. he's gone now. >> i wonder how it lost its way in such a grand way. new until you see the numbers you don't realize how bad it is. >> do you think there's another lesson here because super value should be perceived as a "safe" company gi
on october 31st. >> that goes back to blame the sandy. we know we'll see a lot more of that. super value is a great story. all you have to do is look at the sales decline of this company. you wonder what the buyers are really looking at here when they look at the debt, combined with the sales and earnings decline, it is so enormous, just go look at a chart of it and you'll wonder what these guys are seeing. >> i remember a number of years ago before i joined cnbc, i was at another...
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coming up, folks, hurricane sandy maybe an unwanted trick or treater. the full story on that plus late-breaking headlines coming into cnbc. that's next. that was kevin warsh, folks. keep your eye on him. i'm telling you, he's destined for bigger things. [ male announcer ] at scottrade, you won't just find us online, you'll also find us in person, with dedicated support teams at over 500 branches nationwide. so when you call or visit, you can ask for a name you know. because personal service starts with a real person. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. our support teams are nearby, ready to help. it's no wonder so many investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. >>> in front of the judge. here now is cnbc's bertha coombs, who was at the courthouse today with that and all the other headlines. good evening, bertha. >> good evening, larry. highly pedigreed corporate insider rajat gupta was sentenced to two years in prison today and a $5 million fine for his part in feeding secrets from the goldman sachs boardroom to hed
coming up, folks, hurricane sandy maybe an unwanted trick or treater. the full story on that plus late-breaking headlines coming into cnbc. that's next. that was kevin warsh, folks. keep your eye on him. i'm telling you, he's destined for bigger things. [ male announcer ] at scottrade, you won't just find us online, you'll also find us in person, with dedicated support teams at over 500 branches nationwide. so when you call or visit, you can ask for a name you know. because personal service...
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the data is coming in, very noisy about sandy. you've been bullish. has your confidence been buffeted at all? >> i wouldn't say, you know, if we look out longer than a matter of weeks, no, i don't think our confidence has been shaken one bit. i've never been very good at telling you what's going to happen in the next week or two or three weeks so i'll reserve comment on that. i think what people still don't recognize is the fundamentals of the u.s. economy are improving. they are not improving at the rate that we'd like but they are improving. more importantly, we're about the only major economy in the world that you can say that. so i think we're very unique and that's why we're still bullish. >> there's been a lot written about how good the recovery actually has been even though people don't want to talk about it relative to other countries, our debt. i know you look at debt to gdp. not as immediate a danger as some want to make it. there is this notion that it could all be ruined, all of that good news could be doused if, in fact, the fiscal cliff
the data is coming in, very noisy about sandy. you've been bullish. has your confidence been buffeted at all? >> i wouldn't say, you know, if we look out longer than a matter of weeks, no, i don't think our confidence has been shaken one bit. i've never been very good at telling you what's going to happen in the next week or two or three weeks so i'll reserve comment on that. i think what people still don't recognize is the fundamentals of the u.s. economy are improving. they are not...
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very positive comments on capacity and business coming back after sandy, so there's two groups that held up and, of course, apple up as well. >> interesting to see the defense stocks act that way, bob, even though we're expecting layoffs in the sector. >> yeah. this is what's remarkable to me. overall you would think orders, like future orders, which is what defense spending -- defense stocks trade on would be noticeable to the downside and there's ate lot of worry. not underperforming the market. since the beginning of the deekz december, they have been outperforming. >> go ahead, debra. >> been at the tax rates before and it wasn't like nobody jumped out of market. stocks did outperform at market. >> but that was a very different time, wasn't it? we were on the east internet. you had dotcoms soaring and money moving into technology right before the year 2000. we had a balanced budget. in fact, a surplus under president clinton. very different economic moment. >> right, but you can still argue that you also have another internet boom going on with the mobile boom. >> i think the big thi
very positive comments on capacity and business coming back after sandy, so there's two groups that held up and, of course, apple up as well. >> interesting to see the defense stocks act that way, bob, even though we're expecting layoffs in the sector. >> yeah. this is what's remarkable to me. overall you would think orders, like future orders, which is what defense spending -- defense stocks trade on would be noticeable to the downside and there's ate lot of worry. not...
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. >> what's going on here, the company's stock had been zooming up in the wake of sandy. one of the -- actually the largest private equity holder of the company is peeling off about one-third or a little less than a third of their shares, 11 million shares in the company. you have that opportunity, take it. >> shares are up 38% over the past month in the wake of sandy. >> i should tell you you, there are insiders also selling on this as well. moving on this r.i.m. this one has been up 54% in one month. it looks like we're also getting some dueling thoughts on this stock. >> on friday cibc came out. the analyst comes out, puts a market perform in the stock. today an analyst from morgan stanley comes out and says not so quick, i don't know that i buy the story. in fact says he considers the stock uninvestable over the near term. you get that good clash there. shows you this whole question about blackberry 10. i tell you what, blackberry 10, we'll know what's really going to happen in terms of sales when we see the reviews of the products after the thing really ships. >> it
. >> what's going on here, the company's stock had been zooming up in the wake of sandy. one of the -- actually the largest private equity holder of the company is peeling off about one-third or a little less than a third of their shares, 11 million shares in the company. you have that opportunity, take it. >> shares are up 38% over the past month in the wake of sandy. >> i should tell you you, there are insiders also selling on this as well. moving on this r.i.m. this one has...
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you have fiscal cliff, you have hurricane sandy. are you optimistic about what's happening in the economy if you take out the potential shocks? >> i don't think we make any change at all. i think the job market is producing 150,000 jobs per month, that's what we've been producing since the beginning of the year, over the past year, past two years, some months we're a little lower, higher, sometimes seasonal adjustment. if you take this month's number and x out sandy, that's over 200,000. >> that will add some jobs, that's not a fair comparison. >> so 200,000 minus 60 is 150 -- >> so you're right there. >> i don't think the economy has chang chang changed deappreciably over the last year. >> well, i think coming into friday's number, we're a little -- we don't think there's 80,000 worth of impact, might be closer to 40,000 or 50,000. whatever, there's been an impact and i agree with mark's point, 1 in about 150,000 job creation in the economy and i don't know that meaningfully changes. but i would say, if anything, the bias next year
you have fiscal cliff, you have hurricane sandy. are you optimistic about what's happening in the economy if you take out the potential shocks? >> i don't think we make any change at all. i think the job market is producing 150,000 jobs per month, that's what we've been producing since the beginning of the year, over the past year, past two years, some months we're a little lower, higher, sometimes seasonal adjustment. if you take this month's number and x out sandy, that's over 200,000....
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. >> we've been watching what's happened with superstorm sandy. we know the red cross has been one of the organizations that has risen to the forefront of this movement to try and help people. what happened in terms of charitable giving for superstarm sandy? >> my heart goes out to the people affected by superstorm sandy. i have talked to so many people who have lost everything including loved ones and it's just heartbreaking and i also want to thank our generous donors. they've stepped up and we're doing everything possible to put their hard earned dollars to work. this has been a massive operati operation. we've served 7.3 million meals and snacks in four weeks. in terms of how it will impact giving we recently did a survey and what we learned is that three out of four people who donated to hurricane sandy will continue to step up during the holiday and donate to their favorite charity and 90% of the people that provided political contributions plan to donate to charities as well which was very heartwarming because i know that everyone in the no
. >> we've been watching what's happened with superstorm sandy. we know the red cross has been one of the organizations that has risen to the forefront of this movement to try and help people. what happened in terms of charitable giving for superstarm sandy? >> my heart goes out to the people affected by superstorm sandy. i have talked to so many people who have lost everything including loved ones and it's just heartbreaking and i also want to thank our generous donors. they've...
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we know what happened. >> superstorm sandy hit the northeast, and it had an impact. apple was down 1.5%, but it did repair some of the losses. apple still down by about 1.3%. >> on the home builders they've had a phenomenal run, some of them have doubled. it's extraordinary the gains you've had. >>> we have barbara corcoran of the corcoran group, to talk about whether or not there is maybe a crack in the housing pictures and also henry blodgett, remember the -- he'll be speaking with andrew macing at groupen, so he'll have the lowdown. >> everybody wants to know whether his first question will be about mason's tenure. guys, see you a bit later. here's what you might have missed if you're just tuning in. >>> welcome to hour 3 of "squawk on the street." here's what's happening so far. >> we need a market credibility $4 try wrong plan that comprises both tax increases and significant entitlement reform. >> we run a deficit every year, but because the economy grows, 18 1/2 and 21 is a have sustainable figure. >> when you meet with business leaders. they're going to have
we know what happened. >> superstorm sandy hit the northeast, and it had an impact. apple was down 1.5%, but it did repair some of the losses. apple still down by about 1.3%. >> on the home builders they've had a phenomenal run, some of them have doubled. it's extraordinary the gains you've had. >>> we have barbara corcoran of the corcoran group, to talk about whether or not there is maybe a crack in the housing pictures and also henry blodgett, remember the -- he'll be...
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>> i think sandy has been left out. i have bruce springsteen. just kidding. >> i would believe that. >> everybody looked. i got a rise out of faber even. clean harbors, we had dirty harbor that has to be cleaned. this is the most speculative stock i follow. made a lot of money for people. $4 stock that some people think -- both of them. rolled his eyes. i got a home run. >> about a half hour ago you asked whether or not this selling right now is undoing the hopeful romney rally of the past couple days. >> those stocks are hit very hard. i think that the correct focus on this mutually assured destruction of fiscal cliff is going to stay with us because you are going to have to pay much higher taxes on stocks. just plain and simple. it's too easy a call for broker to make. i would call everyone at goldman right now. the calls are being made. >> we'll see you tonight. >> great job last night. >> thanks a lot. and to you. we'll see you on "mad money." when we come back, four more years for your money. we'll find out what obama's second term might me
>> i think sandy has been left out. i have bruce springsteen. just kidding. >> i would believe that. >> everybody looked. i got a rise out of faber even. clean harbors, we had dirty harbor that has to be cleaned. this is the most speculative stock i follow. made a lot of money for people. $4 stock that some people think -- both of them. rolled his eyes. i got a home run. >> about a half hour ago you asked whether or not this selling right now is undoing the hopeful...
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sandy, fiscal cliff. but as a result, the ones that fall and come down a lot, those are the ones you pick at. >> and pope benedict is launching a new application. pope to you on facebook. the application lets you listen to his words, see his pictures and receive messages of congratulations through virtual post cards. >>> all right, all right, sema? >> hewlitt packard jumping nearly 4%. carl may be interested in the company. hp facing serious issues and the stock faulling 44%. own an fast money at 5:00, we want to know if you think they can rise from the dead. >> thank so much. >>> final trades up next when we come back on "halftime." s. i d'. i have obligations. cute obligations, but obligations. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes inve
sandy, fiscal cliff. but as a result, the ones that fall and come down a lot, those are the ones you pick at. >> and pope benedict is launching a new application. pope to you on facebook. the application lets you listen to his words, see his pictures and receive messages of congratulations through virtual post cards. >>> all right, all right, sema? >> hewlitt packard jumping nearly 4%. carl may be interested in the company. hp facing serious issues and the stock faulling...
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sandy caused an estimated $71 billion in damage in new york and new jersey. in the bakers union at hostess brands is asking a bankruptcy judge to appoint a trustee to oversee the company's liquidation. the union's objecting to allowing current management to be in charge of the wind down. liquidating after being unable to resolve an issue. >>> and power ball fever spreading across the u.s. go out and get the ticket. the jackpot for tonight's drawing is up to a record $500 million. and that payout is likely to grow thanks to a ticket-buying frenzy of which i may be apart of when the show is over. >> i have mine already. got them yesterday. >>> president obama's meeting with high-profile chief executive officers to talk about the country's fiscal issues. john harwood in washington with more. and john, certainly seems like the pressure is rising to maybe reach some sort of a deal. my question, the ceos headed there today, are they firmly in the president's camp on this? or trying to push both sides to reach some agreement? >> i think they're trying to push both s
sandy caused an estimated $71 billion in damage in new york and new jersey. in the bakers union at hostess brands is asking a bankruptcy judge to appoint a trustee to oversee the company's liquidation. the union's objecting to allowing current management to be in charge of the wind down. liquidating after being unable to resolve an issue. >>> and power ball fever spreading across the u.s. go out and get the ticket. the jackpot for tonight's drawing is up to a record $500 million. and...
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so you can coo to sandy but you can't coo to her? what's different sm. >> sandy was wrong and i would make an argument that she's wrong, too. we'll tack about both of those. >> okay, you go ahead. >> coming up, the new ceo of fannie mae on the state of housing and the plan to get mortgage holders out of the red. we're going to get reactions to the ceo's comments from our own guest meredith whitney, who may be right or wrong. i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. >>> we've been talking housing all morning. let's go now to diana with an exclusive interview. >> fannie mae just reported quarter live results, net income $5.1 billion, the second straight quarter fannie mae has been in the black. last quarter was the first time since 2008. the bleeding has stopped for now. they did pay $2 opinion 9 billion back to the treasury. also in q2, fannie mae got a new ceo, timothy mayopoulos. you were at t
so you can coo to sandy but you can't coo to her? what's different sm. >> sandy was wrong and i would make an argument that she's wrong, too. we'll tack about both of those. >> okay, you go ahead. >> coming up, the new ceo of fannie mae on the state of housing and the plan to get mortgage holders out of the red. we're going to get reactions to the ceo's comments from our own guest meredith whitney, who may be right or wrong. i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing...
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some of that is attribute knowledge to superstorm sandy. an estimated quarter million vex were destroyed. those numbers will be out this morning. it would only say that it is speaking to, quote, interested parties. but delta air lines is involved in those sdgzs. virgin is the second largest airline at heath row. >>> and lenny dykstra will be sentenced today. he was found to have hidden and stole sports memorabilia other items that were supposed to be part of a bankruptcy filing. >>> the game of political chicken, we were looking to rise above the partisan politics and trying to get something done. david walker, ceo of the america comeback initiative, steve mcmahon, co-founder of purple strategies, you guys have been on for a while and we've talked about a lot of things. steve, just 1:30 ag ago, you made a point talking about the bush tax cuts. and i said the tax cuts have been near and dear and you said at least bush was smart enough to know that we couldn't afford them so they were sunseted. >> so they were sunseted. >> that may happen. in
some of that is attribute knowledge to superstorm sandy. an estimated quarter million vex were destroyed. those numbers will be out this morning. it would only say that it is speaking to, quote, interested parties. but delta air lines is involved in those sdgzs. virgin is the second largest airline at heath row. >>> and lenny dykstra will be sentenced today. he was found to have hidden and stole sports memorabilia other items that were supposed to be part of a bankruptcy filing....
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it really back -- sandy seems to not knocked out the economy. it is 'cause of companies like this okay? and eog can only be stopped, our companies can only be stopped by hiring by one group of people, the people in washington, because this bountiful fracing technology story, which i know the sierra club may not be in favor of, if you want to hire people this industry is higher, he is building rails all over, he is building a rail down to here, putting real people to work, that's why the claims are not bad but without a deal, these executives, behind scenes, they will tell you. this doesn't matter, without a deal. >> oil more than natural gas but all know natural gas is also fueling employment increases as a result of some manufacturing. not that much. fertilizer. chemicals. >> chemical industry. this is one of those things were i think there's so much spending that could be on hold by corporations, simply because the government won't cut spending. so i bring up eog as the par crime dime of our new american society, not apple bringing -- doing --
it really back -- sandy seems to not knocked out the economy. it is 'cause of companies like this okay? and eog can only be stopped, our companies can only be stopped by hiring by one group of people, the people in washington, because this bountiful fracing technology story, which i know the sierra club may not be in favor of, if you want to hire people this industry is higher, he is building rails all over, he is building a rail down to here, putting real people to work, that's why the claims...
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the company saying as a result of the sandy hook tragedy, which they call a watershed event, that has raised the national debate on gun control at an unprecedented level, they have determined to engage in a process to a southern investment to freedom group. largest manufacturer of guns in the country. 15% of sales roughly to walmart, and about 3,000 employees, $237 million in sales as of the third quarter that ended september. just to put it in perspective for our viewers. >> that leads you to wonder what happens to some of the retailers that sell the guns, like a cabela's. cabela's results this past year seem to have been improving thanks in part to the rising gun sales. the gun manufacturers, the stocks really took off particularly after the elections. there was a notion that because obama was reelected, there would be tighter gun control regulations, and so there are a lot of people who went into the market, applied for guns, bought guns, and that really helped these stocks. but since the tragedy, the stocks have been off. you wonder whether or not investors are really questioning
the company saying as a result of the sandy hook tragedy, which they call a watershed event, that has raised the national debate on gun control at an unprecedented level, they have determined to engage in a process to a southern investment to freedom group. largest manufacturer of guns in the country. 15% of sales roughly to walmart, and about 3,000 employees, $237 million in sales as of the third quarter that ended september. just to put it in perspective for our viewers. >> that leads...
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consumer column here and, simon, i think right now things are changing and we remain to see the effects of sandy on the data. >> let me return to this subject of why the consumer remains so strong. do you think the average american is aware of what the fiscal cliff is when you look at the numbers that watch television news or read newspapers and the degree to which they may not have spoken about that subject during the election campaign and most people thought by taxing rich we would solve problems we have in america and people have no idea that general low income americans have no idea i would suggest that the fiscal cliff is on its way. no wonder they are out there spending money. no wonder. >> i wouldn't make a distinction between what low income americans or high income americans know less than anyone around the scale. on the other hand, simon, it may be that people think they'll solve this problem and it's not going to affect them given the pledge by the president not to allow the tax increases and spending cuts to hit people $250,000 and below. that's a distinct possibility. i would also p
consumer column here and, simon, i think right now things are changing and we remain to see the effects of sandy on the data. >> let me return to this subject of why the consumer remains so strong. do you think the average american is aware of what the fiscal cliff is when you look at the numbers that watch television news or read newspapers and the degree to which they may not have spoken about that subject during the election campaign and most people thought by taxing rich we would...
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and the labor department also saying that superstorm sandy -- >> impact of that. >> on data collection for the month of november. >> interesting. >> one thing we have seen in the wake of the hurricane is a rise in prices. but apparently not happening this time around. . >> mr. liesman, thank you. mr. santelli, thank you. >> thank you. >> all right. our next guest is a member of the fix the debt campaign and while he's trying to get washington to avoid the fiscal cliff, he's also running aerospace giant boeing and joining us now from chicago is jim mcnerney, boeing chairman and ceo. mr. mcnerney. great to see you. earlier we said we do want you to fix the fiscal cliff, obviously, if you have time. but we also want you to make great airplanes and make sure you've got those totally perfect before you really start. you know, we can't put everything on you at this point. >> are you asking about the 787, joe? >> no. just in general, we want the safest planes, but you know what? i do have to ask you about that eventually with the generator and the qatar stuff. but just in general we don't exp
and the labor department also saying that superstorm sandy -- >> impact of that. >> on data collection for the month of november. >> interesting. >> one thing we have seen in the wake of the hurricane is a rise in prices. but apparently not happening this time around. . >> mr. liesman, thank you. mr. santelli, thank you. >> thank you. >> all right. our next guest is a member of the fix the debt campaign and while he's trying to get washington to avoid...
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some of that is sandy. you can't disentangle it. i'm sure it would have been better if it weren't for the uncertainty. we saw how bad it was in the summer of '11 and it will be the same now. >> i very much agree with ian on this point, that the uncertainty is associated with the fiscal cliff is at least a percentage point on the fourth quarter. and could be more than that. it's just a lurking weight on the business sector. and if we are going to get this growth, i think we've got to have a little bit more certainty on taxes, on regulation, and the trajectory of fiscal policy going forward. >> what i hear you both saying, though, and you're talking about spending issue, and not worrying so much about that, but i also hear you saying it would be a big mistake to raise taxes. >> absolutely. yeah. >> but the top 2%, is that the least deleterious people to raise it on? >> yeah, it would be. but right now i'd prefer not to raise taxes on anybody. but if you're going to do it, then the people at the lowest propensity to consume -- >> you d
some of that is sandy. you can't disentangle it. i'm sure it would have been better if it weren't for the uncertainty. we saw how bad it was in the summer of '11 and it will be the same now. >> i very much agree with ian on this point, that the uncertainty is associated with the fiscal cliff is at least a percentage point on the fourth quarter. and could be more than that. it's just a lurking weight on the business sector. and if we are going to get this growth, i think we've got to have...